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Incident · Minor damage

FAA incident report · Raven S57A · Albuquerque, NM · October 10, 2004

Date: October 10, 2004 · 08:30 local
Place: Albuquerque, NM
Phase of flight: Climb
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Minor damage
Aircraft: N570KR
Reported as: Raven S57A
People aboard: 3
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 900 total700 in this make and model10 in the last 90 days

N570KRRegistration cancelled Mar 4, 2023 · Aerostar International RAVEN S57-AS/N S57A-3169 · Built 1995 Airframe modelAerostar International RAVEN S57-A Engine modelNONENone

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What happened

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(-23) On Sunday, October 10, 2004, N570KR, an Aerostar Raven S57-A, registered to camelot balloon escapes, sustained minor burn damage when it was struck by another hot air balloon during a private flight which originated from the Albuquerque international balloon fiesta field at approximately 0800 MST. Visual meteorological conditions prevailed at the time. N570KR was ascending at approximately 300 fpm, and was unable to avoid the other balloon which was ascending at an estimated 400-500 fpm. The gondola of N570KR tipped sideways when it was struck by the envelope of the lower balloon, causing the burn damage. The commercial pilot and two passengers were not injured during the incident.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) ON SUNDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2004, N570KR, AN AEROSTAR RAVEN S57-A, REGISTERED TO CAMELOT BALLOON ESCAPES, SUSTAINED MINOR BURN DAMAGE WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY ANOTHER HOT AIR BALLOON DURING A PRIVATE FLIGHT WHICH ORIGINATED FROM THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA FIELD AT APPROXIMATELY 0800 MST. VISUAL METEOROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME. N570KR WAS ASCENDING AT APPROXIMATELY 300 FPM, AND WAS UNABLE TO AVOID THE OTHER BALLOON WHICH WAS ASCENDING AT AN ESTIMATED 400-500 FPM. THE GONDOLA OF N570KR TIPPED SIDEWAYS WHEN IT WAS STRUCK BY THE ENVELOPE OF THE LOWER BALLOON, CAUSING THE BURN DAMAGE. THE COMMERCIAL PILOT AND TWO PASSENGERS WERE NOT INJURED DURING THE INCIDENT.

Other aircraft in the event · 1

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